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Determination & Diligence

Determination is “firmness of purpose”—knowing what you want and deciding to go after it. Diligence is continuing to go after it even if it gets very hard—being persistent. These are two qualities we admire and often judge others by. Those with it often get our admiration and respect. There is a plethora of great books on this theme, many taken from real life stories.

Horton Hatches the Egg* by Dr. Seuss
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman* by Kathleen Krull
Ron’s Big Mission* by Rose Blue & Corinne Naden
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa* by Jeanette Winter
The Master’s Apprentice* by Rick Jacobson
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
Louie! by Will Hillenbrand
Brave Irene^ by William Steig
The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone by Timothy Basil Ering
Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford
The Little Red Hen retold by Paul Galdone
The Little Engine that Could^ by Watty Piper
Just Like Josh Gibson by Angela Johnson
Tsunami! By Kimiko Kajikawa
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Working Cotton by Sherley Anne Williams
The Empty Pot^ by Demi
Stellaluna^ by Janell Cannon
Tater and Tot by Andrea Burris
That Book Woman^ by Heather Henson
Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin
Bob by Tracey Campbell Pearson
The Dot by Peter Reynolds
The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela by Cristina Kessler
Otto Runs for President by Rosemary Wells
Lilly and the Mixed-Up Letters by Deborah Hodge
Out of the Ballpark by Alex Rodriguez
Arthur’s Pet Business by Marc Brown
Peter and the Wolf (musical fairy tale by Sergei Prokofiev) retold by Loriot
* also listed on the monthly flyer
^ previously read on StoryLine

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